Filmspotting (Movie-Film)

It's been six (mostly) wonderful years of Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit, but on this episode, Matt and Alison say goodbye. First, in honor of JUSTIN BIEBER: NEVER SAY NEVER, which they talked about in their first episode (yup) back in 2012, they take a look at a movie that owes a lot to that documentary — Lonely Island's POPSTAR: NEVER STOP NEVER STOPPING. Then they devote the rest of the podcast to answering listener questions about everything from the future of the film industry to THE ADVENTURES OF FORD FAIRLANE. Thanks for listening, everyone!

Remember how when we were kids we battled a nightmare clown terrorizing our small town and devouring children? No? Maybe it was just us then. On this episode of Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit, Matt and Alison take a look at the 1990 TV miniseries version of Stephen King's IT, now available on Hulu, and then recommend some other clown movies, scary and otherwise, available to rent or stream right now. They also share some important (and sad) news about the future of the podcast.

Get your skates straight and put out that cigarette, because on this week's show, Matt and Alison are talking 2017's Tonya Harding biopic I, TONYA, which was recently added to Hulu. Then, inspired by the sport that made Harding famous (before The Incident made her infamous), they recommend some other movies (and one television series) that feature ice skating, all available to rent or stream.

Is John Woo's latest movie a return to form for the director, or something closer to self-parody? On this episode of Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit, Matt and Alison debate the merits of MANHUNT, Woo's 2017 thriller, which was recently released as a Netflix original. Then, despite MANHUNT taking place in Japan, they use Woo's place as an influential force in Hong Kong film to recommend some other Hong Kong action movies, all available to rent or stream.

There comes a time when a young girl blossoms into a woman, and sometimes that woman turns out to possess terrifying powers that are some kind of allegory for the female sexuality. On this episode, Matt and Alison take a wander through the genre of the supernatural coming of age story, recommending some titles to rent or stream right now. It's all the better to accompany their main review of Joachim Trier's 2017 THELMA, about a teenager from a strict, repressed background who discovers a lot about herself — a lot more than fits into the expected definition of reality — when she goes off to college.

"People come to the Oasis for all the things they can do, but they stay for all the things they can be." Presuming, that is, those things are licensable bits of IP. On this episode, Matt and Alison use Steven Spielberg's latest, READY PLAYER ONE, as an excuse to talk about all sorts of movies that turn up in the reference-heavy dystopian adventure, including their main review of Brad Bird's beloved 1999 THE IRON GIANT. And as always, the titles they talk about are all available for rental or streaming right now.

Listener's Choice Review: "The Iron Giant"

Queue Shots: Movies Referenced in Ready Player One

Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Streaming Releases Alison: 24 Hour Party People / Saturday Church / Lost in Space Matt: Kodachrome / Lust for Life / The Unauthorized Saved by the Bell Story 2 Listener Recommendations 1 Random Film From Our Netflix "My Lists"

On this episode, Matt and Alison talk cults versus communes, xenophobia, sexual liberation, immigration fraud, religious freedom, and also putting beavers into blenders in order to use the resulting goo to taint the water supply. Yes, they're going deep into WILD WILD COUNTRY, Netflix's stranger-than-fiction docuseries about the 1980s clash between the followers of the Indian guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh and the locals in Oregon area where they attempted to build a utopian community. Then, as a nod to the series' sibling filmmaking team, Chapman and MacLain Way, they recommend some other brother-director titles available to rent or stream.

Pour a row of martinis and ready your finest 1930s repartee, because on this episode of Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit, Matt and Alison sample THE THIN MAN, available via TCM's new partnership with FilmStruck. And, in honor of Nick and Nora Charles making constant alcohol consumption look so good, they spend the second half of the episode recommending some other movies about drinking that are available to rent or stream right now.

Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome — in this episode of Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit, Matt and Alison pay a visit to Weimar-era Berlin by way of the German period drama BABYLON BERLIN, co-created by Tom Tykwer and streaming on Netflix. Then they talk about how the city tends to be portrayed on screen, recommending some other Berlin-set titles that are available to rent or stream.

It's no sleep 'til Rego Park, Queens, in this episode of Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit, in which Matt and Alison consider the uneasy charms of the Safdie brothers' New York set-thriller GOOD TIME, starring Robert Pattinson and currently streaming on Amazon. Then they recommend some other staying-up-all-night movies that are available to rent or stream, from the romantic to the nostalgic to the dystopian.

What is the future for original movies on the world's largest streaming service? In this episode of Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit, Matt and Alison wonder where Netflix is headed as they take longer looks at two recent acquisitions — the Hungarian Best Foreign Language Film nominee ON BODY AND SOUL and the studio-discard-turned-Super-Bowl-stunt movie THE CLOVERFIELD PARADOX.

Listener's Choice Review: "On Body and Soul" A Special Occasion Second Longer Review: "The Cloverfield Paradox"

Sometimes you've got to talk your pain and frustration out — and sometimes you've got to punch a car. In this episode of Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit, Matt and Alison consider a film that tries to do both — S. Craig Zahler's brawny, wry, brutal Vince Vaughn-goes-to-prison drama BRAWL IN CELL BLOCK 99. Then they offer some recommendations of other movies that could also be considered neo-exploitation, all available to rent or stream right now.

Ghosts — not just good for scares! In this episode of Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit, Matt and Alison take a look at A GHOST STORY, David Lowery's exploration of grief, time, and the afterlife as represented by a sheet with two eye holes cut in it. Then they run with the theme to recommend some other good ghost stories, spooky and otherwise, that are currently available to rent or stream right now.

Orcs, elves, fairies, and racial allegories — on this episode of Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit, Matt and Alison delve into the deceptively muddled waters of BRIGHT, Netflix's first homegrown attempt at a blockbuster. Then, in honor of the film's (human) lead, they look at the hit-laden career of BRIGHT star Will Smith, highlighting titles you can rent or stream right now, from early obscurities to the big successes that may or may not hold up.

2017. It was... quite a year. But at least there were some good films? On this episode of Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit, Matt and Alison look back at the past 12 months of movies by way of their annual, unconventional, and highly personal year-end awards. Yes, it's the SVUvies, in which the cinematic year gets broken down by way of categories like "We Didn't Get It," "Best Music Moment," and, of course, "Best Film of 2017." Then Matt and Alison offer up some recommendations of titles that are new to streaming, and a few from SVU listeners.

Alison gets to take a break this time around as Matt makes his triumphant return by stepping up to the (live) mic for a very special episode recorded on stage at the inaugural Brooklyn Podcast Festival on November 18. Matt is joined by Dan McCoy and Stuart Wellington of The Flop House to create a hideous one-night-only mutant movie-talking creation — Flopspotting: SVU! And, for this momentus occasion, they’ve settled on a feature worthy of the talents of two podcasts — TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT, from one Michael Benjamin Bay. This episode of Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Tribeca Shortlist and Showstopper . Live! One! Night! Only! Review: Transformers: The Last Knight

Eric Kohn of IndieWire and the Screen Talk podcast joins Alison while on the road in the Florida Keys to discuss Dee Rees’ Netflix original MUDBOUND. Matt is still off on paternity leave, so this episode of Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit has turned the responsibility for picking the main review to our guest host. In addition to talking Rees’ ensemble period drama (an Oscar contender with an outside chance of making history) Eric and Alison recommend other films directed by black women available to rent or stream, some of whom Rees has cited as influences.

This episode of Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Tribeca Shortlist and Showstopper .

Guest Host’s Choice Review: Mudbound

Queue Shots: Films Directed By Black Women: A Dry White Season Daughters of the Dust The Watermelon Woman Whose Streets?

While Matt is off on paternity leave, this episode of Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit turns the responsibility for picking the main review to our guest host, who opts for the Netflix original movie THE MEYEROWITZ STORIES (NEW AND SELECTED). Then, in honor of the complicated relationship between the half-siblings played by Adam Sandler and Ben Stiller in the film, they offer up some streaming recs about what happens when brothers grow up.

Freshmeeeeen! On this episode of Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit, Matt and Alison haze each other with drunken parties and rabbit kidneys in preparation for talking Julia Ducournau’s body horror/coming of age movie RAW. Then they reminisce about their long-ago undergrad years with some recs of other college movies and TV series, (mostly) available to stream or rent.

On this episode of Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit, Matt and Alison run off to the desert to start their own Keanu Reeves-centric rave cult in preparation for their discussion of Ana Lily Amirpour’s dystopian drama THE BAD BATCH. Then, in honor of THE BAD BATCH’s truly disturbing scenes of human flesh-consumption (set to Ace of Base!), they recommend some other movies in which cannibalism is featured — as an allegory, a total gross-out, or both. And, of course, they’re all available to stream or rent.

On this episode of Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit, Matt and Alison talk moral compromises and modern Romania in their review of Cristian Mungiu’s GRADUATION. Then, having entirely failed to find the time to watch more streaming Romanian New Wave films, as was the original plan, they instead delve into the Toronto International Film Festival. Yes, Matt and Alison both recently returned from the event that typically kicks off awards season, and each are ready to offer their top five highlights (and one lowlight) from the fest.

Anthology television series mean you can have a brand new cast and story in each new installment. Alas, when it comes to listening to Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit, you’ll have to settle for Matt and Alison every time. On this episode of Filmspotting: SVU, they discuss the British series INSIDE NO. 9, a collection of standalone episodes ranging from comedy to horror, but all set at a location numbered “9.” Then they talk about how episodic anthology series are a kind of intersection between TV and short films, and offer some new and classic recs, all available to stream right now.

Shall we begin? On this episode of Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit, Matt and Alison dissect Adam Wingard’s Netflix original movie DEATH NOTE, based on the popular manga and anime series. After despairing at there ever being a great American anime adaptation, they offer up four anime features available to rent or stream at home right now — a kind of anime movie starter pack.

Would you like to swing on a star? How about listen to Bruce Willis sing pop standards while stealing artifacts? On this episode of Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit, Matt and Alison consider 1991’s notorious HUDSON HAWK and whether it deserves its reputation as an epic disaster. Then they talk vanity projects and what makes a film deserve that designation, recommending some fascinating failures available to rent or stream at home right now.

In the era of Peak TV, it’s become increasingly common to see filmmakers crossing over to work on the small screen. But what about when it’s the other way around? This week, Matt and Alison look at the film debuts of some famous television creators and talk about how well their approach ends up translating. It’s all inspired by their main review, of Netflix’s original movie TO THE BONE, the directorial debut of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Unreal"'s Marti Noxon.

To think what people could accomplish, were it not for the pesky families they love! On this episode of the Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit podcast, Matt and Alison talk ambition, sacrifice, and James Gray’s THE LOST CITY OF Z. Then, in honor of Charlie Hunnam’s career-best turn as the dashing Percy Fawcett, they recommend some other movies about explorers (of various sorts), all available to rent or stream right now.

What do you call a fictional animal that’s adorable, intelligent, and looks like a giant pig crossed with a hippo? In the world of Bong Joon-ho’s OKJA: lunch. On this episode, Matt and Alison discuss the South Korean director’s continent-crossing, genre-defying Netflix original, and what it signals for the streaming giant’s future in movie-making. Then they recommend some other multilingual movies available to rent or stream right now.

Wo, oh, what we want to know, are you willing to watch a nearly four-hour documentary about the Grateful Dead? Matt and Alison did, and talk all about it on this episode of SVU, which takes on both Amir Bar-lev’s Amazon original doc LONG STRANGE TRIP and the larger question of what makes a music doc worthwhile for audiences beyond the hardcore fans. Then they recommend some other music docs worth checking out, all available to rent or stream right now. Opening Break: "T2 Trainspotting" "Life" "John Wick: Chapter 2" Listener's Choice Review: "Long Strange Trip" Queue Shots: Music Docs Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases 2 Listener Recommendations 1 Random Film From Our Netflix "My Lists"

With TWIN PEAKS back on the air after 26 years, Matt and Alison start this episode of SVU by taking a look at the film with which TWIN PEAKS last left off — prequel FIRE WALK WITH ME, which was booed at Cannes back in 1992, but has since been reevaluated as a David Lynch classic. Then, in honor of the way FIRE WALK WITH ME gives the spotlight to Laura Palmer, TWIN PEAKS’ murder victim, they discuss the not-always-grand tradition of the beautiful dead girl on screen, offering examples that established or subverted this trend, all available to rent or stream right now.

Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable , Lexus , and Showtime’s I'm Dying Up Here .

Does Hulu’s THE HANDMAID’S TALE deserve the hype it’s been getting as the most frighteningly timely series on streaming? In this episode of SVU, Matt and Alison discuss the new Margaret Atwood adaptation and how it attempts, via its visuals, to depict its horrors as experience rather than spectacle. Then, in honor of the show’s main director, cinematographer-turned-filmmaker Reed Morano, they recommend work featuring other female cinematographers, all of it available to rent or stream right now.

It’s M. Night Shyamalan’s shared universe and we’re all just living in it in this episode of SVU, in which Matt and Alison debate whether SPLIT is the comeback vehicle it’s been heralded to be for the director, as well as how the movie’s late-revealed connection to another Shyamalan title changes its context. Then they offer up recommendations for some other convention-defying superhero stories on both film and television, all available to stream right now.

On this episode of SVU, Matt and Alison consider the enchantments of Anna Biller’s retro-styled THE LOVE WITCH, in which Samantha Robinson plays a troubled witch whose romantic escapades have a tendency to turn deadly. Then, inspired by the film’s throwback color saturation, they recommend some Technicolor classics available to rent or stream at home, and discuss whether the full glory of Technicolor translates when it’s not being shown on a big screen.

Ken Russell’s famous/infamous 1971 horror drama THE DEVILS is available to stream for the first time ever, and so on this episode of Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit, Matt and Alison take a look at the film (available in its US cut) and discuss how its provocations hold up. Then, with minimal rending of garments and speaking in demonic voices, they offer up some other religious horror recommendations available to rent or stream right now.

In honor of the recent passing of Bill Paxton, on this episode of Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit, Matt and Alison look at the career of the actor and filmmaker. In addition to offering up some favorite roles in movies available to rent or stream right now, they do a deeper dive into his 2001 directorial debut FRAILTY, in which Paxton also stars as a single dad convinced that God has chosen him to kill demons.

Grab your magnifying glasses and your fake badges — in this episode of Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit, Matt and Alison do some sleuthing into the surprisingly sprawling genre of amateur detective movies. It’s all inspired by their main review of Macon Blair’s I DON'T FEEL AT HOME IN THIS WORLD ANYMORE, in which a lonely, decidedly non-law-enforcement-professional Melanie Lynskey teams up with Elijah Wood to figure out who robbed her house.

In this episode of Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit, Matt and Alison decide, once and for all, which of them is the true hootie tootie disco cutie, as they talk THE GREASY STRANGLER. Then they discuss what makes a midnight movie and offer some midnight movie recs, all available to rent or stream right now.

Can a magical farting corpse also be a metaphor for self-acceptance? In this episode of Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit, Matt and Alison discuss whether Swiss Army Man pulls off its attempted combination of body function humor and therapeutic messaging. Then they look at the filmography of one of its stars, Paul Dano, recommending some highlights from the 32-year-old actor's career that are available to rent or stream.

Fresh from Park City, and feeling anything but, Matt and Alison talk the recently concluded Sundance Film Festival on this episode of the Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit podcast — and in particular, why the dominance of Netflix and Amazon means you'll be able to stream some of the fest's most talked-about titles very soon. They also delve into cinematographer-turned-director Kirsten Johnson's beautiful meditation on what it means to make a documentary, Cameraperson.

With no shortage of scary stuff happening on their home turf at the moment, Matt and Alison dedicate this episode of the Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit podcast to some of the more enjoyable sort of horror, all from international sources. After discussion the Iranian UNDER THE SHADOW and its "Babadook"-like qualities, they recommend some other foreign horror available to be rented or streamed right now. Opening Break: "Trespass Against Us" / "Claire In Motion" / "Nerdland"Listener's Choice Review: "Under the Shadow"Queue Shots: Foreign Horror FilmsBehind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases 2 Listener Recommendations 1 Random Film From Our Netflix "My Lists"

The Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit podcast kicks off the new year with Matt and Alison trying to take refuge in the nostalgic vision of the past offered in Café Society — but Woody Allen doesn't make this easy. Then they take a look at some other movies featuring love triangles, all available to be streamed or rented right now.

It’s that time of year on the Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit podcast in which Matt and Alison come up with arbitrary categories in order to hand out nonexistent prizes to movies that will never hear about them — yes, it’s the 2016 SVUvie Awards. But first, a discussion of The Lobster, as well as that all important question of which animal we’d choose to spend the rest of our lives as.

After a year packed with unwanted sequels and underwhelming big-budget studio movies, Matt and Alison take solace in last year’s pop-perfect CREED, then recommend some other second films from Sundance breakout directors that you can stream at home right now.

In their first ever Chicago live appearance at the first ever Chicago Podcast Festival, Matt and Alison take the stage at Schubas Tavern to recommend some streaming films to go to for a little comfort in tough times. And witness the debut of the awe-inspiring SVUvotron 5000!

This week on a new Filmspotting: SVU, Alison and Matt head to Los Angeles, where Nicolas Winding Refn tells a tale of the fashion industry gone mad in THE NEON DEMON. Plus with awards season almost upon us, Matt and Alison catch up with some great movies from 2016 that are already available to rent or stream at home.

Ava DuVernay may be hard at work on Disney's $100 million "A Wrinkle in Time now, but the first thing she did after directing the Oscar-nominated 2014 Selma was to quietly make 13TH, a documentary about mass incarceration and racial injustice in the U.S. that is painfully timely. This week, Matt and Alison talk about the Netflix original and about form versus content, and recommend some other nonfiction work from directors best known for their fiction films, available right now on rental and streaming.

On the new SVU, Matt and Alison review the new Amazon Prime series FLEABAG. And since the show’s main character frequently breaks the fourth wall to talk to viewers, they’re also recommending fourth-wall-breaking movies available to rent or stream at home right now.

Matt Singer and Alison Willmore just returned from a week at the Toronto Film Festival, and they're discussing all of the highlights from LA LA LAND to MOONLIGHT. Plus, Alison and Matt break down the arthouse horror hit The Witch, which is currently available to stream on Amazon Prime.

Matt and Alison took time out from their trip to the Toronto International Film Festival to discuss the offerings from Amazon Prime's latest Pilot Season: THE TICK, JEAN-CLAUDE VAN JOHNSON and I LOVE DICK. Plus, if you like these pilots, they have some other recommendations for films you might enjoy that are available to rent or stream right now.

With America in the midst of one of the craziest elections in recent memory, it's the perfect time to watch a political documentary and on the new episode of Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit, Matt Singer and Alison Willmore recommend some of their favorites that are available right now on rental and streaming. And speaking of crazy elections and political documentaries, they also review the recent doc WEINER about the rise and fall (sorry) of former Congressman and New York City Mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner.

Acclaimed at the Cannes Film Festival, and an award winner and huge box office hit in France, THE LITTLE PRINCE was nonetheless dropped by its original U.S. distributor. Instead of a theatrical release, it went straight to Netflix, which is where Matt and Alison watched it for their review on the new episode of SVU. Plus, they recommend other stop-motion animated movies you can watch at home right now, and respond to your feedback about their controversial review of STRANGER THINGS.

Netflix’s latest original series is STRANGER THINGS, an 8-episode homage to the horror and sci-fi classics of the 1980s. On this week's show, Matt and Alison turn things upside down with a review of the show, and some recommendations of other movies heavily influenced by the films of Steven Spielberg.

See the complete list of titles discussed on this episode at filmspottingsvu.com .

With a tip of the cap to dynamite-hauling truck drivers everywhere, this week’s Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit features Matt and Alison's review of William Friedkin’s SORCERER. And inspired by "Sorcerer’s" dynamite-hauling truck drivers, Matt and Alison recommend some other movies about men and women with dangerous jobs available to rent or stream right now. Plus, they debate Paul Feig’s controversial GHOSTBUSTERS reboot.

On the new Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit, Matt and Alison watch and discuss all 7.5 hours of the docuseries O.J. MADE IN AMERICA. Plus, they recommend other films from ESPN's outstanding 30 FOR 30 documentary series that you can rent or stream at home right now.

This episode of SVU is so money and it doesn't even know it. That’s because Matt and Alison review Doug Liman's SWINGERS and recommend some other movies from 1996 that are celebrating their 20th anniversary this year, all of which are available to rent or stream at home right now.

Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable .

Opening Break

The Clan Songs My Brothers Taught Me Careful What You Wish For

Listeners Choice Review

Swingers

Queue Shots: 1996 Movies

Eve's Bayou Independence Day The Craft Mystery Science Theater 3000

Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases

Matt: Orange Is the New Black / The Trials of Muhammad Ali / Spotlight

Freshly returned from the Cannes Film Festival, Alison joins Matt to review the highlights and lowlights of the fest. Plus, a review of MUSTANG, last year's Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Language film, and more.

Lock the doors. Close the windows. The latest episode of Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit is invading your home with an episode all about home invasion thrillers. Plus, Matt and Alison review the Civil War-set Western (and home invasion thriller) THE KEEPING ROOM. And speaking of Civil Wars, they also give their thoughts on the latest CAPTAIN AMERICA movie.

What if Adolf Hitler woke up in 2016? That's the provocative subject of the new German comedy Look Who’s Back, which is the subject of this week’s Listeners’ Choice Review on Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit. In honor of Look Who’s Back, Matt and Alison also recommend some other provocative or controversial comedies you can rent or stream at home right now.Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable.

Matt and Alison discuss Hou Hsiao-Hsien's gorgeous wuxia movie THE ASSASSIN and recommend some other martial arts movies you can rent or stream at home right now. Their picks may or may not be fast as lightning.Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable.

Get read to hit the road with Matt and Alison for a Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit road trip! In addition to recommending some great road trip movies you can watch at home right now, they also review the new Netflix original movie PEE-WEE'S BIG HOLIDAY.

Do you think mustaches are inherently hilarious? Then you are going to love the new episode of Filmspotting: SVU, where Alison and Matt discuss the art heist caper (and mustache comedy) MORTDECAI. Plus, they discuss the fascinating and frustrating career of its star, Johnny Depp, and recommend a few more of his movies you can rent or stream at home right now.

Love is in the air on the new Filmspotting: SVU... like literally, as Matt and Alison discuss the new Netflix original series LOVE starring Paul Rust and Gillian Jacobs, and co-created by Judd Apatow. Inspired by this unusual show, Matt and Alison also recommend some other unusual romantic comedies you can rent or stream at home right now.

Quentin Tarantino's a huge fan, but what did Matt and Alison think of the Japanese revenge movie LADY SNOWBLOOD? Find out in the latest episode of SVU. Plus, Matt and Alison discuss all the week's big new releases, and offer some movies you can watch at home right now in their place.Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable.Opening Break99 HomesGrandmaSouthboundListeners Choice ReviewLady SnowbloodBehind the 8-Ball: 3 New ReleasesMatt: Experimenter / Meru / American GraffitiAlison: Unreal / Love / Amy2 Listener RecommendationsMatt: Night Gallery / The MissingAlison: June 17th, 1994 / Black Mountain Side1 Random Film From Our QueuesMatt: iZombieAlison: Meet the Patels

Matt is back from paternity leave, just in time for for Alison to leave for the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. Before she goes, though, she's got a preview of some of the most exciting titles at this year's fest. Hopefully her trip out West will go better than the one in this episode's main review, the indie horror Western BONE TOMAHAWK.Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable.Opening BreakFreeheld Irrational Man The Condemned 2Queue Shots: Paternity Leave ViewingAn Honest Liar Men, Women, & Children Outcast ElectionListeners Choice ReviewBone TomahawkBehind the 8-Ball: 3 New ReleasesMatt: Serenity / Duck, You Sucker / Super Sentai Zyuranger MarathonAlison: Goodnight Mommy / When Animals Dream / World of Tomorrow2 Listener RecommendationsMatt: Coherence / The Resurrection of Jake the SnakeAlison: The Overnighters / In the Basement1 Random Film From Our QueuesMatt: Major LeagueAlison: Jessica Jones

Alison is joined by special guest Amy Nicholson from LA Weekly and The Canon podcast while Matt’s on leave... Together they brave Adam Sandler’s first (and apparently wildly successful) Netflix original movie THE RIDICULOUS 6, then recommend some Sandler films that are either actually good or interestingly awful and available to rent or stream.Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable.

With Matt away on paternity leave, Alison is joined by special guest from The Daily Beast to bust into the multiplex and talk about the new Star Wars movie in all its spoilerific glory. Then they discuss some other noteworthy sequels and franchise continuations available to rent or stream.

Ladies and gentlemen, on the new Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit, Matt Singer and Alison Willmore discuss all ten episodes of Aziz Ansari's new Netflix series, MASTER OF NONE. We think you'll find the discussion as soothing as a robotic therapy seal. Plus, Matt and Alison are deep into their year-end movie research, hunting for the best movies of 2015 they might have missed, and they recommend some of the gems they've discovered that you can rent or stream at home right now.Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable.Opening BreakAmerican UltraMan UpHeistQueue Shots: Notable 2015 Movies You Might Have MissedTangerineExperimenterBlindBest of EnemiesListeners Choice ReviewMaster of NoneBehind the 8-Ball: 3 New ReleasesMatt: Midnight in Paris / Desk Set / JCVDAlison: Out 1 / The We and the I / Call Me Lucky2 Listener RecommendationsMatt: Pentatonix: On My Way Home / Ask Me AnythingAlison: W/ Bob & David / Tubi TV1 Random Film From Our QueuesMatt: Da Sweet Blood of JesusAlison: Creep

Film or digital, digital or film? On the new SVU, Matt and Alison follow Jason Mann as he tries to make THE LEISURE CLASS on the latest season of PROJECT GREENLIGHT and then recommend some other films from producers Ben Affleck and Matt Damon that you can rent or stream at home right now.Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable.Opening BreakEntertainment Bleeding Heart The HallowQueue Shots: Films Starring Ben Affleck and Matt DamonGood Will Hunting The Adjustment Bureau Paycheck CheListeners Choice ReviewProject GreenlightBehind the 8-Ball: 3 New ReleasesMatt: The James Bond Collection / The Adventures of Buckaroo Bonzai / AwakeningsAlison: Amour Fou / Happy Valley / Doomsdays2 Listener RecommendationsMatt: The Lives of Others / iZombieAlison: A Simple Plan / Kingdom1 Random Film From Our QueuesMatt: TwinstersAlison: I Touched All Your Stuff

The latest episode of SVU takes a trip across the world, as Matt and Alison review the new Netflix Original Movie BEASTS OF NO NATION and recommend some more films and television shows set across Africa that you can rent or stream at home right now.Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable.Opening BreakBone TomahawkThe Vatican TapesNasty BabyQueue Shots: Movies and TV Shows Set in AfricaViva Riva!The Gods Must Be CrazyThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective AgencyThe Battle of AlgiersListeners Choice ReviewBeasts of No NationBehind the 8-Ball: 3 New ReleasesMatt: The Back to the Future Trilogy / Boxcar Bertha / Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Film CollectionAlison: Results / While We're Young / The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 12 Listener RecommendationsMatt: Boogie Nights / BuckAlison: The Duke of Burgundy / You, The Living1 Random Film From Our QueuesMatt: RosewaterAlison: Appropriate Adult

Strike a pose, Filmspotting: SVU listeners! On the latest episode of Streaming Video Unit, Matt and Alison dive deep into the world of fashion. First they review the new documentary IRIS from filmmaker Albert Maysles. Then they share some of their own personal fashion heroes of the screen – the men and women whose particular sartorial style has driven them mad with envy.Opening BreakA Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence When Marnie Was There Mississippi GrindQueue Shots: Great Movie FashionThe Ocean's Movies A Single Man Shaft Blade RunnerListeners Choice ReviewIrisBehind the 8-Ball: 3 New ReleasesMatt: Kingpin / The Odd Couple / 2001: A Space OdysseyAlison: Beasts of No Nation / The Nightmare / The Decline of Western Civilization2 Listener RecommendationsMatt: BoJack Horseman / Sherman's MarchAlison: Man From Reno /1 Random Film From Our QueuesMatt: The EscapistAlison: Horns

A review of Richard Fleischer's infamous MANDINGO, plus – with Matt and Alison traveling around the continent to cover various film festivals – they discuss some of the best movies they've seen from Toronto, New York and Fantastic Fest.Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable.Opening BreakFinders Keepers Knock Knock AshbyListeners Choice ReviewMandingoBehind the 8-Ball: 3 New ReleasesMatt: The Duke of Burgundy / On the Town / The ChairAlison: About Elly / We Got Way Back / Junun2 Listener RecommendationsMatt: This Ain't No Mouse Music! / Captain RonAlison: Tracks / Betty Blue1 Random Film From Our QueuesMatt: StretchAlison: Hjordis

Matt and Alison review Alex Ross Perry's QUEEN OF EARTH, starring Elisabeth Moss. Then they try to hold things together long enough to recommend some other movies about characters in the midst of mental breakdowns you can rent or stream at home right now.Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable.Opening BreakLove & Mercy Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine Time Out of MindQueue Shots: Movies About Mental BreakdownsRepulsion Sunset Boulevard The Ruling Class GaslightListeners Choice ReviewQueen of EarthBehind the 8-Ball: 3 New ReleasesMatt: The Weather Man / Cobra / The Blair Witch ProjectAlison: Dear White People / Blind / Borgen2 Listener RecommendationsMatt: Talhotblond / LiltingAlison: Mind Game / White Reindeer1 Random Film From Our QueuesMatt: DetropiaAlison: The Dead Lands

Yeah, hi. We're going to have to ask you to come in on Saturday? And listen to Matt and Alison review Marion Cotillard in TWO DAYS, ONE NIGHT, and then recommend some other movies about work and jobs that you can rent or stream at home right now? If you could do that, that'd be great.Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable.Opening BreakWhen Animals Dream Digging For Fire Z For ZachariahQueue Shots: Movies About the WorkplaceLast Train Home 9 to 5 Zero Motivation ComplianceListeners Choice ReviewTwo Days, One NightBehind the 8-Ball: 3 New ReleasesMatt: In the Line of Fire / Jiro Dreams of Sushi / Apocalypse Soon: The Making of Citizen ToxieAlison: White God / Timbuktu / Mikey and Nicky2 Listener RecommendationsMatt: Love in a Puff / Belle de JourAlison: The Primary Instinct / First Period1 Random Film From Our QueuesMatt: The X-FilesAlison: Like Someone in Love1 Random Film From Our QueuesMatt: Ong Bak 2: The BeginningAlison: Rich Hill

Just as entertaining as monkey torture, far more valuable than $240 worth of pudding, it's the latest episode of Filmspotting: SVU! Matt and Alison discuss the brand-new Netflix series WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER: FIRST DAY OF CAMP and recommend some other movies from the show's cast and creators you can rent or stream at home right now.Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable.

Opening BreakShe's Funny That Way Some Kind of Beautiful Being EvelQueue Shots: The Post-The-State Works of The StateThe Baxter Wet Hot American Summer Party Down DiggersListeners Choice ReviewWet Hot American Summer: First Day of CampBehind the 8-Ball: 3 New ReleasesMatt: Behind the Candelabra / The Skeleton Twins / The LieAlison: A Most Violent Year / Trouble Every Day / Polytechnique2 Listener RecommendationsMatt: Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead / Rajneesh A Go GoAlison: Rick and Morty / On the Road1 Random Film From Our QueuesMatt: Ong Bak 2: The BeginningAlison: Rich Hill

On the latest episode of Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit, Alison and Matt discuss the music industry melodrama BEYOND THE LIGHTS, starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw. Plus, inspired by BEYOND THE LIGHTS, they'll also recommend some other movies set in and around the music business that you can rent or stream at home right now.Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable.Opening BreakCop CarFort TildenDark PlacesQueue Shots: Movies About the Music BusinessJimi: All Is By My Side20 Feet From StardomI'm Still Here24 Hour Party PeopleListeners Choice ReviewBeyond the LightsBehind the 8-Ball: 3 New ReleasesMatt: The Guest / Hercules / Plastic Galaxy: The Story of Star Wars ToysAlison: Shudder.com / Escobar: Paradise Lost / Comet2 Listener RecommendationsMatt: The Green Girl / Eastern BoysAlison: An Honest Liar / Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla1 Random Film From Our QueuesMatt: Apocalypse Now ReduxAlison: Inseparable

No, not cult movies. (Sorry ROCKY HORROR fans!) This week’s new Filmspotting: SVU is all about movies about religious cults. Matt and Alison review the new deprogramming drama FAULTS starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead, and then recommend some other movies about cults that you can rent or stream at home right now.Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable.Opening BreakIt Follows Lila & Eve A Lego BrickumentaryQueue Shots: Movies About Religious CultsThe Source Family Holy Smoke! Sound of My Voice MartyrsListeners Choice ReviewFaultsBehind the 8-Ball: 3 New ReleasesMatt: Lost Soul / The Search For General Tso / The Expendables 3Alison: Da Sweet Blood of Jesus / Tig / Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever2 Listener RecommendationsMatt: The Grey / Way Down EastAlison: The Last Unicorn / Evolution of a Criminal1 Random Film From Our QueuesMatt: The Mind of a ChefAlison: Agnes Varda: From Here to There

No, you're not hallucinating; the Wachowskis have come to television, or at least streaming TV, with SENSE8. Matt and Alison have a review of the ambitious new Netflix series. Plus they'll discuss the full careers of Andy and Lana Wachowski, whose movies are all available to rent or stream at home right now.Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable.Opening Break'71Ex MachinaClouds of Sils MariaQueue Shots: The WachowskisThe AnimatrixBoundCloud AtlasJupiter AscendingListeners Choice ReviewSense8Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New ReleasesMatt: 48 Hrs. / Conan the Barbarian / Cave of Forgotten DreamsAlison: Faults / Slow West / Hard to Be a God2 Listener RecommendationsMatt: I, Claudius / SocietyAlison: Dhoom / The Hunt1 Random Film From Our QueuesMatt: TeenageAlison: How I Live Now

The calendar may say summer but Matt and Alison are bundling up for the latest episode of SVU, where they travel to the snowy peaks of Anatolia for a discussion of Nuri Bilge Ceylan's Palme d'Or-winning film WINTER SLEEP. Plus they recommend some other movies set in and around hotels you can rent or stream at home (or while you're staying in a hotel) right now.Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable.Opening BreakManglehorn The Face of an Angel Big GameQueue Shots: Hotel MoviesVacancy Death in Venice Dirty Pretty Things Force MajeureListeners Choice ReviewWinter SleepBehind the 8-Ball: 3 New ReleasesMatt: High Fidelity / Orange Is the New Black: Season 3 / Troll 2Alison: A Most Wanted Man / Point and Shoot / The Cobbler2 Listener RecommendationsMatt: Sense8 / Antarctica: A Year on IceAlison: Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon / Zombeavers1 Random Film From Our QueuesMatt: Bird PeopleAlison: Summer of Blood

With Alison missing somewhere in the back alleys of San Francisco, Matt co-hosts this week's SVU with special guest Matt Patches from Esquire.com and the FIGHTING IN THE WAR ROOM podcast. They discuss BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA and – inspired by the news this week that Dwayne Johnson is going to remake the John Carpenter classic – talk about Hollywood's current obsession with '80s reboots and recommend a few of the movies targeted for remakes you can rent or stream at home right now.Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable and SundanceNow Doc Club.Opening BreakThe Nightmare Results TimbuktuQueue Shots: ’80s Movies That Are Being RemadeKickboxer Flight of the Navigator National Lampoon's Vacation The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police SquadListeners Choice ReviewBig Trouble in Little ChinaBehind the 8-Ball: 3 New ReleasesMatt: The Aviator / Seven Psychopaths / Sense82 Listener RecommendationsMatt: Tinga Tinga Tales and Rastamouse / The Brain Hack and C (299,792 km/s)1 Random Film From Our QueuesMatt: Another Woman

Director Brad Bird has given us an Iron Giant, a Mr. and Mrs. Incredible, and a Rat Chef… what awaits in TOMORROWLAND? Matt and Alison do a little SVU/Filmspotting "Original Recipe" crossover to review Bird's latest and share their Top 5 Streaming Sci-Fi Movies.This episode is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable.:00-0:39 - Sponsor:39-27:09 - Review: "Tomorrowland"Hot Chip, "Love is the Future"28:27-33:22 - Movies On Demand33:22-48:59 - Cannes Recap48:59-56:48 - PollsHot Chip, "Huarache Lights"57:59-1:40:40 - Top 5: Streaming Sci-Fi1:40:40-1:44:49 - Close / OuttakeLINKS- Alison at Cannes

Don't blink or you'll miss all the fun; on the latest episode, Alison and Matt get down and Durst-y by reviewing ALL GOOD THINGS, director Andrew Jarecki’s fiction film about the life of real-estate heir Robert Durst, and THE JINX, Jarecki’s documentary mini-series of the same story. Plus, they also recommend more true crime movies you can rent or stream at home right now.Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable.Opening BreakMaggie 5 Flights Up Welcome to MeQueue Shots: True Crime MoviesSerpico Auto Focus Catch Me If You Can The Snowtown MurdersListeners Choice ReviewAll Good ThingsBehind the 8-Ball: 3 New ReleasesMatt: Exit Through the Gift Shop / Wes Craven's New Nightmare / 8 1/2Alison: The Homesman / Winter Sleep / Closed Curtain2 Listener RecommendationsMatt: Oculus / Resident AdvisorsAlison: The Lizzie McGuire Movie / Charlie Victor Romeo1 Random Film From Our QueuesMatt: The Punk SingerAlison: Beyond Clueless

Filmspotting: SVU *is* big! It's the streaming movies that got small! And on this episode of SVU, we take a journey to the dark side of show business for a podcast recommending movies about Hollywood. That's inspired by Matt and Alison's Listeners' Choice review of the Hollywood horror movie STARRY EYES. All right Mr. DeMille, we're ready for our close-up.Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable.Opening BreakMommy Adult Beginners Lost RiverQueue Shots: Movies About HollywoodEllie Parker The Running Man The Player Maps to the StarsListeners Choice ReviewStarry EyesBehind the 8-Ball: 3 New ReleasesMatt: They Came Together / FUBAR: Balls to the Wall / NurseAlison: A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night / The Babadook / The Substitute2 Listener RecommendationsMatt: Mondo Hollywood / Short Film MasterpiecesAlison: 10 Years / The Spirit of the Beehive1 Random Film From Our QueuesMatt: ExplorersAlison: The Honourable Woman

They are the podcasters without fear: Matt and Alison. And this week on SVU, they dive into Marvel's new DAREDEVIL series for Netflix. Plus, they'll recommend other films featuring blind protagonists that you should have on your radar, all of which are available now to rent or stream at home.Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable.Opening BreakBig EyesAlex of VeniceFar From MenQueue Shots: Movies About BlindnessZatoichi Goes to the Fire FestivalsProofBlind FuryThe EyeListeners Choice ReviewMarvel’s DaredevilBehind the 8-Ball: 3 New ReleasesMatt: Actress / Stop Making Sense / Hercules in New YorkAlison: Tracks / Starry Eyes / Tusk2 Listener RecommendationsMatt: The Parallax View / The NoahAlison: DiG! / Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries1 Random Film From Our QueuesMatt: 30 For 30: BrokeAlison: The Heart Machine

Did you hear that clicking in your earbuds? Yep, your iPhone has been bugged by forces far greater and more dangerous than you could possibly imagine. Conspiracies are real – at least on the new episode of SVU, where Alison and Matt review THREE DAYS OF THE CONDOR, and recommend other classic paranoid thrillers you can watch at home right now.Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable.Opening BreakThe Riot ClubBluebirdLast KnightsQueue Shots: Conspiracy ThrillersSecondsCapricorn OneWorld on a WireThe ConversationListeners Choice Review3 Days of the CondorBehind the 8-Ball: 3 New ReleasesMatt: Life Itself / Memories of Murder / Mad Men: Season 7, Part 1Alison: World of Tomorrow / Clean / The Zero Theorem2 Listener RecommendationsMatt: A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night / Los Angeles Plays ItselfAlison: It's Such a Beautiful Day / The Bletchley Circle1 Random Film From Our QueuesMatt: LabyrinthAlison: Wetlands

My fellow Americans, it's time to go back to the White House, where President Frank Underwood and First Lady Claire Underwood fend off rivals both foreign and domestic in the third season of HOUSE OF CARDS. Matt and Alison review Netflix’s hit show, and then recommend some more current and recent television shows you can watch online right now. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable.Opening BreakSpring Tracers The CobblerQueue Shots: Recent TelevisionMiss Fisher's Murder Mysteries The Jinx Dead Like Me The Last Man on EarthListeners Choice ReviewHouse of Cards: Season 3Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New ReleasesMatt: Listen Up Philip / Roger & Me / Eurocrime!Alison: Force Majeure / The Puffy Chair / Mary, Mother of Jesus2 Listener RecommendationsMatt: Of Miracles and Men / UndeadAlison: Women Aren’t Funny / The Mule1 Random Film From Our QueuesMatt: The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon AdventureAlison: Boy Meets Girl

Prepare for a journey to the past, all the way back to last weekend, when Matt and Alison convened to record their review of the time-travel thriller PREDESTINATION. Plus, your hosts travel back into the history of Ethan Hawke's work onscreen, recommending some of his other genre movies available to rent or stream at home right now.

Matt and Alison take a trip to THE KINGDOM OF DREAMS AND MADNESS for a tour of the world of Studio Ghibli and legendary animator Hayao Miyazaki, plus recommend other documentaries about great artists you can rent or stream at home right now.Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable.

Put down that smartphone, you're going to want to hear this one: On the new episode of Filmspotting: SVU, Alison and Matt discuss the British sci-fi series BLACK MIRROR, newly added to Netflix. Plus they'll recommend some technophobic movies you can rent or stream at home right now. After that, you'll probably want to watch them... or destroy your computer.

From Brooklyn, New York, it's the 3rd Annual SVUvie Awards! While Matt and Alison reveal their top ten movies of 2014, they also continue their annual tradition of handing out eclectic year-end awards on this extra-special – meaning extra-long – year-end blowout episode of Filmspotting: SVU!Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable.See the full list of movies mentioned on this episode at filmspottingsvu.com

As the year is winding down, Matt and Alison will recommend some notable 2014 titles you can rent or stream at home right now. Plus Alison and Matt review Vol. I and II of Lars von Trier's epic Nymphomaniac.Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable.Opening BreakI OriginsDying Of The LightStarry EyesQueue Shots: Catching Up With 2014 MoviesIdaStranger By The LakeThe CongressHappy ChristmasListeners Choice ReviewNymphomaniacBehind the 8-Ball: 3 New ReleasesMatt: SabotageWe Need to Talk About KevinAnchorman 2: The Legend ContinuesAlison: Black MirrorCannibal GirlsThe One I Love2 Listener RecommendationsMatt: Saving GraceOrphan BlackAlison: PolytechniqueViolette1 Random Film From Our QueuesMatt: 30 For 30: Bernie and ErnieAlison: The Big Knife

Matt and Alison return to Tim Burton's BATMAN RETURNS. More than 20 years later, how does Burton's edgy, strange superhero sequel hold up? Plus, they recommend some other movies featuring female anti-heroes you can rent or stream at home right now.

Copy: 1! 2! 3! 4! Hey Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit listeners, are you ready to rock? Well, too bad, we're doing it anyway. On the new SVU, Matt and Alison recommend some great movies about rock bands you can rent or stream at home right now. Plus, a Listeners' Choice Review of Lucas Moodysson's new punk-rock coming-of-age drama WE ARE THE BEST!

On this spooktacular episode, Matt and Alison and recommend some indie horror movies you can rent or stream at home right now, perfect for your Halloween viewing plans this weekend. Plus, a review of the iconic indie horror film HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER.Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable.Opening BreakBegin AgainCamp X-RayStonehearst AsylumQueue Shots: Indie HorrorAbsentiaGrabbersProxyA Nightmare On Elm StreetListeners Choice ReviewHenry: Portrait Of A Serial KillerBehind the 8-Ball: 3 New ReleasesMatt: The Hunger Games: Catching FireBattle RoyalePalo AltoAlison: Django UnchainedWe Are The Best!High Maintenance2 Listener RecommendationsMatt: American MaryThe Exorcist IIIAlison: House Of SaddamMy Brother The Devil1 Random Film From Our QueuesMatt: The Forest For The TreesAlison: Parenthood

The new Filmspotting SVU is all about the new flesh -- and the films of David Cronenberg. Matt and Alison review Cronenberg's 1981 film SCANNERS, and recommend other Cronenberg movies you can rent or stream at home right now. If you're looking for a podcast that will give you unsettling nightmares about mental powers and bodily trauma, you've come to the right place!

Get ready for the holiest (or maybe the most blasphemous) episode of SVU yet, as noted heathens Matt and Alison recommend biblical movies you can rent or stream at home right now, in honor of this week's Listeners Choice Review of Darren Aronofsky's NOAH. We promise this is one episode you won't want to pass over.Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable.Opening BreakChefWhite Bird In A BlizzardOpen WindowsQueue Shots: Biblical MoviesJesus Christ SuperstarThe RobeThe Passion Of The ChristThe Ten CommandmentsListeners Choice ReviewNoahBehind the 8-Ball: 3 New ReleasesMatt: Jackass Presents: Bad GrandpaScannersHoop DreamsAlison: The DoubleSaturday NightTransparent: Season 12 Listener RecommendationsMatt: I Know That VoiceToo Much JohnsonAlison: HarmontownReturn From The Ashes1 Random Film From Our QueuesMatt: Magic TripAlison: Jet Li’s Fearless

Let's go to prison! Alison and Matt review STARRED UP. Plus, inspired by the new British prison drama (and only three months late for Father's Day 2014!), they recommend other movies about fathers and sons that you can rent or stream at home right now. Don't miss out on Matt's family recipe for prison-grade toilet wine!

You wanna get nuts? Let's get nuts! On the new SVU, Matt and Alison recommend some of the craziest, weirdest, most WTF movies you can watch at home right now. Plus, their Listeners Choice Review of the trippy sci-fi/horror oddity THE VISITOR. Then they will use their mind powers to unleash devil birds on one another. You don't want to miss this one.Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable.Opening Break Night Moves The Zero Theorem Starred UpQueue Shots: WTF Movies Even Dwarfs Started Small The Apple Dune HouseListeners Choice ReviewThe VisitorBehind the 8-Ball: 3 New ReleasesMatt: The Spanish PrisonerThe Unknown KnownZero Hour!Alison: The CosmopolitansBlue RuinMars2 Listener RecommendationsMatt: A Touch Of SinSide EffectedAlison: The One I LoveRectify: Season 11 Random Film From Our QueuesMatt: Wish You Were HereAlison: Adore

Just a small town girl, living in a lonely world, listening to the new Filmspotting: SVU, as Matt and Alison recommend some movies set in small towns. Plus, a review of the Netflix miniseries SOUTHCLIFFE from "Martha Marcy May Marlene" director Sean Durkin.Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable.Opening BreakCoherenceLockeFrankie & AliceQueue Shots: Small Town MoviesShow Me LoveBernieWaiting For GuffmanShadow Of A DoubtListeners Choice ReviewSouthcliffeBehind the 8-Ball: 3 New ReleasesMatt: A Hard Day's NightMudMidnight RunAlison: You're NextNancy, PleaseLyle2 Listener RecommendationsMatt: The Paradise Lost TrilogyPilgrim SongAlison: Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects TitanPing Pong: The Animation1 Random Film From Our QueuesMatt: BasquiatAlison: Is The Man Who Is Tall Happy?

Hello, Clarice... and SVU listeners with other names. Matt and Alison review Michael Mann's MANHUNTER, and go film-by-film (and TV show) through the Hannibal Lecter franchise, picking their favorites that you can rent or stream at home while considering why the series has aged better than a nice chianti.Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable.

Surely they can't be serious: a whole episode about spoofs? They are serious--and don't call them Shirley. They're Matt and Alison, and on the latest episode of Filmspotting: SVU, they're recommending some spoofs you can watch at home right now, and reviewing the new David Wain rom-com spoof THEY CAME TOGETHER.

Scarlett Johansson prowls the streets of Scotland looking for men in UNDER THE SKIN, this week's Listeners Choice pick on Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit. After reviewing the latest film from director Jonathan Glazer (and vowing never to get into a creepy white van with Scarlett Johansson), Matt and Alison also recommend some other movies about aliens walking among us on Earth you can rent or stream at home right now.

Whoa, whoa, whoa! Put down that prison shank you made out of a toothbrush! The new episode of Streaming Video Unit is here! Matt and Alison review the second season of Netflix's ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK and recommend some other recent television shows you can rent or stream at home (or in jail) right now.Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable.Opening BreakErnest & CelestineThe Final MemberHellionQueue Shots: Recent TV RecommendationsFargoLast Week TonightTerriersReviewListeners Choice ReviewOrange Is The New Black: Season 2Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New ReleasesMatt: World War ZThe Girlfriend ExperienceConan O'Brien Can't StopAlison: Burning BushThe Missing PictureIshtar2 Listener RecommendationsMatt: The Intouchables The Trouble With HarryAs The Palaces BurnAlison: Bob's BurgersThe BorgiasRobinson Crusoe On Mars1 Random Film From Our QueuesMatt: Frozen GroundAlison: Drinking Buddies

You just call out Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit's name, and you know wherever you are, we will be there (assuming you've downloaded the podcast to your smartphone). On the new SVU, Matt and Allison review THE BIG CHILL and recommend some other movies about friendship you can rent or stream at home. Plus, Alison's report on the recent Cannes Film Festival.Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable.

Copy: That's not a podcast. THIS is a podcast. Matt and guest host Mike Ryan from ScreenCrush.com review the 1980s comedy CROCODILE DUNDEE. And inspired by everyone's favorite Australian bushman, they also recommend some other fish-out-of-water movies that you can rent or stream at home right now.

Matt and Alison review Asghar Farhadi's powerful domestic drama THE PAST. Plus, the SVU team recommends some more movies about marriage that you can rent or stream at home right now. If you're thinking about skipping this podcast, just remember that vow you took to listen to us until death do us part.

Alison and Matt get to know comedy alpha papa Steve Coogan as they review ALAN PARTRIDGE. Inspired by the film, they'll also recommend some other British comedies from film and television you can rent or stream at home right now.